PICTURES: Cambridge pupils at St Faith’s School learn the benefits of upcycling at Urban Shed cafe

- Youngsters from St Faiths School in Cambridge taking part in a Upcycling event as part of their Enrichment week. L/R - Peter McKeown and Leemya McKeown from Cernunnos and Anna Mitchell from the Urban Shed who helped with the day with Christopher 10 and

- Youngsters from St Faiths School in Cambridge taking part in a Upcycling event as part of their Enrichment week. 11 year olf Will. Picture by Keith Jones

Youngsters from St Faiths School in Cambridge taking part in a Upcycling event as part of their Enrichment week. 11 year old Dan. Picture by Keith Jones

Youngsters from St Faiths School in Cambridge taking part in a Upcycling event as part of their Enrichment week. 11 year old Carolina. Picture by Keith Jones

Cambridge pupils have been inspired to upcycle after their school joined forces with a local renewable energy company to make art and energy out of everyday waste.

St Faith’s School, of Trumpington Road, teamed up with renewable energy company Cerunnos and the Urban Shed cafe to help challenge misconceptions of what we can do with rubbish and give them a chance to try upcycling for themselves.

Urban Cafe, which opened in February on King Street, Cambridge, hosted the event where everything from old jeans to Soviet-era boat lights were rejuvinated in an upcyling transformation.

Pupils also got to try free locally-sourced smoothies after upcycling objects such as old milk cartons and tin cans.

Simon Morrice, owner of Urban Shed cafe, commented: “Our food and drinks are all locally and lovingly sourced like the furniture and art we create. It’s about the total experience.”